---
name: "Mark Chappell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-chappell"
fi1m_id: "mark-chappell"
imdb_id: "nm1746309"
tmdb_id: 1239854
wikidata_id: "Q6767047"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T02:56:26.989977+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mark Chappell

## Identity

Mark Chappell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-chappell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-chappell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1746309
- **TMDB ID:** 1239854
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6767047
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Chappell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6767047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1746309/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1239854

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in Gloucestershire.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Gloucestershire
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Chappell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6767047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1746309/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1239854

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Is This Thing On?*](https://film.one/film/is-this-thing-on.md) (71), [*See How They Run*](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mark Chappell is a British screenwriter and sitcom writer. His feature film credits include the screenplay for *See How They Run* (2022) and co-writing the screenplay and story for *Is This Thing On?* (2025) with Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett.

He has written for television series including *Hustle* (2004), *A Young Doctor's Notebook* (2012–2013), *The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret* (2012–2016) and *Cold Feet*. He co-created the Netflix series *Flaked* (2016–2017) with Will Arnett. Chappell is from Gloucestershire and attended Marling School in Stroud.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, screendaily.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Is This Thing On?* (2025), Fi1m 71, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/is-this-thing-on.md)
- *See How They Run* (2022), Fi1m 70, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Finding Father Christmas* (2025), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Is This Thing On?* (2025), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/is-this-thing-on.md)
- *See How They Run* (2022), Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md)
- *Flaked* (2016), series, Creator
- *The Rack Pack* (2016), Writer
- *A Young Doctor's Notebook* (2012), series, Writer
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, Writer
- *Perfect Day: The Millennium* (2006), Writer
- *Tony Blair: Rock Star* (2006), Writer
- *My Life in Film* (2004), series, Writer, Creator
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Writer

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